Working With Border Patrol Acquisition Division May 7, 2009
Dec 18, 2015
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Our Mission
We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We are America’s frontline.
We safeguard the American homeland at and beyond our borders. We protect the American public against terrorists and the instruments of terror. We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while fostering our nation’s
economic security through lawful international trade and travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity and professionalism.
Our Mission
We are the guardians of our Nation’s borders. We are America’s frontline.
We safeguard the American homeland at and beyond our borders. We protect the American public against terrorists and the instruments of terror. We steadfastly enforce the laws of the United States while fostering our nation’s
economic security through lawful international trade and travel. We serve the American public with vigilance, integrity and professionalism.
Our Procurement Team at El Paso Sector Border Patrol
Lead Contract Specialist- Barbara Aspera • Contract Specialist – Sylvia Rios• Contract Specialist – Candy Ehrlich • Contract Specialist – Russell Brehm
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EL PASO SECTOR HQ8901 Montana Ave. El Paso,
TX • El Paso Sector stations consist of El
Paso Station, Fabens Station, Fort Hancock Station and Ysleta Station
• New Mexico Stations consist of Alamogordo Station and Checkpoints, Albuquerque Station, Carlsbad Station, Deming Station, Las Cruces Station & Checkpoints, Lordsburg Station, and Santa Teresa Station.
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Border Patrol Canines, Uniforms, Recruitment, Horse Patrol
Mission SupportHRM, Services, Training, IT / Radios
Air and MarineAirplanes, maintenance, parts/services, Helicopters, Boats
Information TechnologyIT Services/Non-Intrusive Inspection Devices
CBP Procurement: Our Customers
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BPAD Divisions The Border Patrol Acquisition Division consists of 2
divisions and having Field Offices with Contract Specialists at some of these locations:
Eastern Operations: Del Rio, El Paso, Laredo, Del Rio, (RGV) Rio Grande Valley (McAllen TX) Texas
Western Operations: Blaine WA, El Centro CA, San Diego CA, Spokane WA, and Tucson AZ.
Contract Specialists located at our Headquarters in Washington D.C. and Indianapolis, IN
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COMMODITIES • Equipment - OIT Equipment, Office
Equipment, Office Furniture, Law Enforcement Equipment, Water Rescue Equipment, Security Equipment, ATV’s, ATV Trailers, Horse & Utility Trailers, Alfalfa, K-9 Equipment.
• Services - Janitorial Services, Roads & Grounds Maintenance, Portal John Rentals, Trash Disposal, Horse Farriers, Sand Trap Cleaning Serv. & Pest Control, Vehicle Maintenance, Bottled Water; Bulk Water Service.
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Other Services • Construction* Small Construction
Projects: Parking lot asphalt, Roof installations or repairs, Repairs to existing buildings, HVAC repairs & replacements.
*All large Construction projects are usually procured out of CBP’s Indianapolis Procurement Office.
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ESTABLISHING RELATIONSHIPS
• By doing this we as Contract Specialists …– Our focus is to guarantee lowest overall cost,
optimum sustainability and energy conservation by • Seeking best contractors using Past Performance
• Insuring fairness in the selection process
• Provide equal opportunities
• Promote competition
• Establishing a partnership of individuals and groups
with like core values and vision to the future
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You the vendor can help us by doing ALL of the following:
• Read RFQ’s carefully and Statements of Work (SOW) for what is required.
• As questions to clarify Buyer’s needs and suggest additions to the RFQ that the buyer may have overlooked.
• Know your competition…what makes your services or products more attractive?
• Do not forget to sign the RFQ, incomplete proposals are costly!
• Meet your deadline, always check the due date.
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COMPETITION
It is the policy of the Government to provide
maximum practicable opportunities in its
acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned
small business, service-disabled veteran
owned small business, HUBZone small
business, small disadvantaged business, and
women-owned business concerns.
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Set-Aside Priorities
(a) Section 8(a) Set Aside(b) Historically Underutilized Business Zone
(HUBZone)(c) Service-disabled Veteran-owned Business
(SDVOB) (d) Total Small Business set-aside under Far Part
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The set-aside programs in (a) through ( c) above are equal inpriority. If in 8(a) firm is not currently performing therequirement, one of the programs should be considered before a small-business set aside. Depending on factors as market research and historical data.
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Set-Aside Requirements• All acquisitions between $3,000K and
$100,000K shall automatically be set-aside for small business (except construction), or the CO must dissolve the SB set-aside.
• All acquisitions over $100,000 shall be set-aside for small business when there are two or more qualified firms who have the technical capability or productive capacity to provide the product or service at a fair market price.
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How do you find out what we are buying?
• When we are soliciting small purchases by contacting you for verbal bids.
• The more vendors we have on the list, the more opportunities we can give to offer your products and services.
• Although, the majority of our solicitations are posted on FedBid.
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What is FedBid (www.Fedbid.gov)?
Since the company’s inception in 2000 Feb bid has become the leading onlinemarketplace for public sector commodity buys.Today, more than 1,000 procurementprofessionals at dozens of federal
organizations,including GSA, DHS, DOE and DOD, use FedBid to procure over $1 Billion worth ofcommodities and simple services.
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What is FedBid?Fed Bid offers:• Better Buying for the Government• Smarter Selling for you…the vendor• Saves time• Improves the competitive process • Improves Small Business Utilization.
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Central Contractor Registration
• CCR is the primary registrant database for
the U.S. Federal Government. Each vendor in order to have a PO or contract awarded must be registered in CCR.
• CCR information and registration may be obtained by going to http://www.ccr.gov
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Border Patrol Growth
With the recruitment of additional Border Patrol Agents to the El Paso Sector and all the Southern Border undergoing expansion in some areas.
With all this growth and expansion more procurement of supplies, equipment and services will be needed to accommodate the sector and all additional BP Agents.
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Finally… Communication is key
Above all else, if you have questions or concerns:
Call
Write
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Point of Contacts• Barbara A. Aspera-915-834-8609 [email protected]• Candy Ehrlich-915-834-8607 [email protected]• Sylvia Rios-915-834-8604 [email protected]• Russell Brehm-915-834-8610 [email protected]